Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 500GB vs Iomega StorCenter Network Hard Drive, 750GB

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 500GB:400 GB
- StorCenter Network Hard Drive, 750GB:750 GB
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 500GB:0 - 35 °C
- StorCenter Network Hard Drive, 750GB:5 - 50 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 500GB:20 - 80%
- StorCenter Network Hard Drive, 750GB:5 - 95%
Weight
- DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 500GB:1.3 kg
- StorCenter Network Hard Drive, 750GB:1.4 kg

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Comparison of DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 500GB, StorCenter Network Hard Drive, 750GB
31 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation - External Hard Drive - 500GB View product	B Iomega StorCenter Network Hard Drive, 750GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	400 GB	750 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 35 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	203 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 mm
WeightDiffers	1.3 kg	1.4 kg
Other features2 differ
Internal	No	No
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbps
Power requirementsDiffers	AC 100 - 240V, 50/60 Hz	110-240VAC@50-60Hz; 5VDC+/-5%; 12VDC+/-5%; 2.5/1A (max.)
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UPnP
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, FTP
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	- Windows 2000/XP/Vista - MAC OS 10.3	Windows 98SE/Me/2000/2000 Pro/XP Home/XP Pro Mac OS X v.10.2.7 / 10.3 Redhat 9, Mandrake 10, Debian 3.0, Gentoo, Knoppix, Fedora Core 3/4 Linux (ker. 2.4.24)
Technical featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIFS/SMB (Windows) AFP (Mac) NFS (Linux)
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	46 x 201 x 162 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Grey	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- Secure Lock Ware - Memeo	Unknown — not stated by the source

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